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Israel-Palestine and the future of two states

The revelations from the Palestine Papers may have angered many Palestinians. But how does it affect the future of negotiations towards a two-state solution? Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from occupied East Jerusalem.

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Israel-Palestine and the future of two states

The revelations from the Palestine Papers may have angered many Palestinians. But how does it affect the future of negotiations towards a two-state solution? Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from occupied East Jerusalem.

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Israel-Palestine and the future of two states

The revelations from the Palestine Papers may have angered many Palestinians. But how does it affect the future of negotiations towards a two-state solution? Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from occupied East Jerusalem.

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O’Reilly defends his use of Nazi analogy because it’s different when HE does it:UPDATED with the KKK

Click here to view this media Rep. Steve Cohen’s “Big Lie” theory really got the RWNM up in arms. Megyn Kelly told a guest on her show that nobody ever made a Nazi reference to attack the left on FOX News, ever/ She knows she said, because she watches the network, do you? here at C&L we’ve documented the many cases of FOX News hosts using the “Nazi” analogy. Glenn beck frequently uses it as has Bill O’Reilly. Well, Jon Stewart and the Daily Show rebutted Megyn’s claim and strung together a host of Fox Newsers using the Nazi analogy which included BillO and someone even used it on Kelly’s own show. Bill O’Reilly got very upset about Stewart’s piece and so he responded to it in his Personal Segment and briefly addressed his audience in his very own way. O’Reilly: Jon Stewart didn’t defend the man but he believes there’s this hypocrisy in play and that I your humble correspondent am a part of it. [O'Reilly from 2008]: If you look back at what happened in Germany and what Hitler and his cutthroats did back then and the hate filled blogs of what they’re doing now. And here is the context of that letter and that statement… Bill then goes through the back story explaining why he compared the Huffington Post to Hitler. It turns out that Bill was infuriated not by an article or a blog post on the Huffington Post, but rather a nasty comment — that was later deleted — about Nancy Reagan. Now the high comedy begins, watch…. I’ll submit to you ladies and gentleman that my comparison of the vile Nazi propaganda machine is dead on. you can make the call on that. Jon Stewart didn’t mention Nancy Reagan or the context of my remarks, he just used a short clip of a much longer statement…. {} Congressman Cohen directed his comments at Republicans who oppose Obamacare and classified them as using Nazi propaganda techniques. That’s what he did. I pointed out a hateful post on the Huffington Post that should never have appeared, should have been taken down. Did you just see that? He conned his audience into thinking that his Nazi analogy was taken out of context and appropriate because he used it to attack the Huffington Post, but Rep. Steve Cohen’s was not because he used it against Republicans. That’s FOX Logic, ladies and gentleman fronm your humble author… Oh, by the way. using the incredible C&L archives I found a few other times Bill has been justified to call people Nazis. .. Back in December of 2005, Bill O’Reilly called people who protested an Ann Coulter appearance zealots and Nazis.. Click here to view this media O’Reilly: The far left in this country, the zealots, these are zealots-are Nazis…and this is exactly what the Nazis did. He did it again back in 2007 when he attacked Kos during his attack on Jet Blue: Click here to view this media OReilly: “It’s like the Ku Klux Klan. It’s like the Nazi party.” Colbert: “Exactly! The Ku Klux Klan and the Nazis were both notorious for allowing people to express unpopular views in an open and free forum.” He also did it while he talked to Ms. Hamm, who actually disagreed with him over the same comment. O’Reilly: What’s the difference between the KKK and Arianna Huffington? What’s the difference? Ham: I think there is a difference,. O’Reilly: I don’t see any difference between Huffington and the Nazis. It’s her, It’s her, It’s her…I didn’t say she’s a Nazi. Ham: Alright. O’Reilly: There’s no difference between what the two do. So in O’Reilly World, as long as he thinks he’s applied the proper context to call somebody a Nazi — in this case, a deleted comment from an anonymous person — in which he smeared the entire Huffington Post, then that’s A-OK. Media Matters writes : So O’Reilly’s defense for comparing the “hate-filled blogs” to Nazis is that one random commenter on the Huffington Post said something cruel about Nancy Reagan in a comment that was later deleted. Funny how the full context doesn’t actually make his Nazi analogy seem all that reasonable. And he’s also cool with painting people he disagrees with as “The KKK.” Very twisted logic indeed.

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Studying Nature in the Middle of Manhattan

Photo Credit: dandeluca , Flickr Creative Commons. When many of us think of “nature” we probably think of forests, lakes, or meadows. We know that we see nature in our gardens or in our neighborhood parks. Chances are good that when we’re walking down the streets of Manhattan, or Chicago, or downtown Detroit, we’re not giving much thought to the nature around us. Dr. Robert Dunn and a team of researchers have recently published an article in the journal PlosONE , in which the team undertook the task of studying nature … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Snowstorm Wallops Northeast, Up to 19 Inches

Public schools are closed for a second day as the East Coast digs out of the latest snow storm. New York’s Newark Liberty and Kennedy airports are expected to open later today as the region digs out from under the bad weather. (Jan. 27)

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Ford’s intelligent vehicles communicate wirelessly, shoot hula hoops out of tailpipes (video)

Imagine how many accidents could be avoided if we all had perfect X-Ray vision — assuming, of course, that everyone could refrain from being distracted by all the naked pedestrians. Drivers would never be surprised by rapidly slowing traffic, cars broken down around blind curves, or autos zooming into blind spots. No matter how many ads we respond to in the back of Mad Magazine we’ll never have that, but Ford has an alternative with its Intelligent Vehicle Research: cars that simply rely on GPS and a wireless data connection to beam their location and speed to each other. Autos alert their drivers when a car at the front of a convoy is rapidly decelerating or when there’s a broken down rig right around the next bend. Interestingly the tech is using WiFi , not cellular data, so range is somewhat limited, but still far enough to warn drivers with blinking lights or trigger an automatic-braking system. It’s all demonstrated in the video after the break and, while there are no crazy platooning stunts like Volvo recently showed off , we have to figure that’s coming in version 2.0. Continue reading Ford’s intelligent vehicles communicate wirelessly, shoot hula hoops out of tailpipes (video) Ford’s intelligent vehicles communicate wirelessly, shoot hula hoops out of tailpipes (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Anne Hathaway & James Franco: Oscars Promo Video!

Anne Hathaway and James Franco practice their dancing in a brand new promo for the 2011 Oscars, airing Sunday (February 27) on ABC! Later in the video, James, 32, tackles Anne, 28, to the floor when the strap of her dress falls, yelling, “WARDROBE MALFUNCTION!” Ha!! RELEASED: 2011 Oscar Nominations List Earlier this week, Oscars promo pics featuring Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Just Jared Discovery Date : 27/01/2011 16:49 Number of articles : 4

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NPR Cries Factual Foul on Paul Ryan for Saying ‘Failed Stimulus’ in SOTU Response

Beware when the liberal media starts a “fact check” story on political speeches. Their “facts” often come directly from liberal policy wonks. On Wednesday's Morning Edition, NPR ran through a series of Obama claims without really saying he mangled a fact. Reporter Elisabeth Shogren suggested he was too optimistic about getting electric cars on the road with “this Congress” (ahem, not progressive enough).

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Could a Math Formula Save Species from Extinction?

Photo via trindade.joao Researchers have found that the loss of a key species in an ecosystem can cause a cascade effect with many other species dying off as well. However, Northwestern University physics professor Adilson Motter and his student, Sagar Sahasrabudhe are working on a theory illustrating that a mathematical understanding of how species rely upon, and react to, other species can show us if and when species will go extinct, and provide the information necessary to prevent those extinctions. Could using math help us conserve species?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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